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Image and rich media ads

Enable or disable image and rich media ads

You can enable and disable image ads and rich media ads for a single ad unit, or by setting a default preference for your whole account.

To enable or disable image and rich media ads for a single ad unit:

  1. Sign in to your account at http://www.google.com/adsense.
  2. Visit the My ads tab.
  3. Choose your ad type:
    For new ad units:
    1. Click +New ad unit.
    2. In the "Ad type" section, set your preference for this ad unit: text and image/rich media ads, text only, or image/rich media only.
    3. Customize your ad unit, click Save and get code and add the code to your pages.
    For existing ad units:
    1. Check the box associated with the ad unit in the list.
    2. From the "Actions" dropdown, choose Edit ad type.
    3. Set your preference for this ad unit: text and image/rich media ads, text only, or image/rich media only.
    4. Click Apply ad type. Your changes will be reflected within about 10 minutes.

     

To set a default ad type preference for your entire account:

  1. Sign in to your account at http://www.google.com/adsense.
  2. Visit the Account settings page.
  3. In the "Default ad display preferences" section, click edit.

     
  4. From the "Ad type" dropdown, choose Text ads only or Text and image/rich media ads.
  5. Click Save. Ads you create in the future will default to this preference, and any ads created prior to November 2007 will be set to this preference.

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